Grateful Dead: Dick's Picks 30 (4-CD Set)

That this 4-CD set kicks off with five tracks featuring blues legend Bo Diddley (taken from a 3/25/72 benefit for the Hell’s Angels) ought to be enough to get those Dead collector synapses firing.  That the last three discs present a complete show from March 28, 1972 that’s very Europe ’72 in its set list (with lots of early appearances of songs that ended up on that album) but with that extra edge that playing in New York always seemed to inspire in the band, all recorded by Dead sound whiz Betty Cantor-Jackson, explains why this Dick’s Picksvolume met with almost universal acclaim upon its original release. Brought to you in HDCD sound, and making its debut in record stores. Double bonus: the Dead’s lone renditions of  How Sweet It Is (to Be Loved by You) and Are You Lonely for Me! Songs Disc One March 25, 1972 Hey Bo Diddley (with Bo Diddley) I’m a Man (with Bo Diddley) I’ve Seen Them All (with Bo Diddley) Jam (with Bo Diddley) Mona (with Bo Diddley) How Sweet It Is (to Be Loved by You) Are You Lonely for Me Smokestack Lightnin’ March 27, 1972 Playing in the Band Disc Two March 28, 1972 Truckin’ Tennessee Jed Chinatown Shuffle Black-Throated Wind You Win Again Mr. Charlie Mexicali Blues Brokedown Palace Next Time You See Me Cumberland Blues Disc Three March 28, 1972 Looks Like Rain Big Railroad Blues El Paso China Cat Sunflower/ I Know You  Rider Casey Jones Playing in the Band Sugaree The Stranger (Two Souls in Communion) Disc Four Sugar Magnolia/ The Other One Hurts Me Too Not Fade Away/ Goin’ Down the Road Feeling Bad/ Not Fade Away Sidewalks of New York One More Saturday Night